05-23-2016, 10:29 PM
I confess I'm not a golf fan, but in tennis, putting a weaker player at the #1 singles spot (and thus effectively conceding that match) and letting the rest of your players play one spot lower (marginally increasing their chances of victory) is known as "stacking" the lineup and is definitely frowned upon. Usually, with the timing of lineups being introduced at the high school level, you can get away with it. Tougher at the college level where everyone knows the pecking order within a team.Â
Of course, that may not be a thing in golf to the same extent, or if it is, then both teams appear to have done it here, sending their #5 player against the other team's #1, meaning each team is conceding a win to the other.Â
To echo oldalum, though, I'd love more information about how the pairing process works. I wouldn't think that one team could game the system completely, so I wonder if both teams submit lineups 1-5 without knowing what the other team is doing. A bit of prisoner's dilemma situation?Â
Of course, that may not be a thing in golf to the same extent, or if it is, then both teams appear to have done it here, sending their #5 player against the other team's #1, meaning each team is conceding a win to the other.Â
To echo oldalum, though, I'd love more information about how the pairing process works. I wouldn't think that one team could game the system completely, so I wonder if both teams submit lineups 1-5 without knowing what the other team is doing. A bit of prisoner's dilemma situation?Â